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On average, the depth of the ocean is around 2.5 miles, or four kilometers.

We've yet to explore 95 percent of the oceans.

In the southern hemisphere, hurricanes rotate in a clockwise direction, and in the northern hemisphere they rotate in a counter-clockwise direction. This is due to what's called the Coriolis Force, produced by the Earth's rotation.

Mozart sold more CDs in 2016 than Beyoncé.

The only member of ZZ Top who doesn't have a beard is Frank Beard.

The word for the day after tomorrow: "overmorrow."

The "You Are Here" location on maps is called an ideo locator.

The part of your neck where the hair begins is called the niddick.

The only city in the world to be located on two continents is Istanbul, Turkey.

The National Commission on Sleep Disorders estimates that 60 million Americans are chronically sleep deprived.